The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-06
Washington County.


ployers to make nine hours on Saturday
days work, with full pay. We learn that
some of the shops have granted the request
and that a portion are refusing to do so.
- News has reached here of the death
of Orlando, son of II. II. Wetmore of
Chicago. The remains are to be brought
here and funeral services will be held at
the old home this Wednesday, afternoon at
moved back to his farm on the West hill
- The late Lemuel Richardson of this
place had been a subscriber to the WATCH
MAN for more than forty years, and it is the
only paper he has taken during that time
80 Last Friday Fred Mears sold most of
his stock and the farm at auction. The
farm, we understand, was bid off for $4,000
by a Mr.. Willard. The other property
brought fair prices. - Jacob Jones, an
old resident of this place, died last week.
- DIR. j. G. Briggs has recently had
small hand printing-press put into his office.
The funds to pay for it were raised by TAX
ing up collection at an evening meeting at
his office. 1t is to be used more especially
for printing religious matter, == Fred
Edwards is on the milk-cart that II. j.
Smith has been running the past year.
- Henry j. Smith has gone into the
meat business, having bought out Mr..
Gould. - Mrs. f. A. Damon and daugh-
ter of Victory are visiting the Boyces,
brothers of Mrs. Damon. - Mrs. Be
linda Smith died last week at Gospel vii
lage and the funeral was held Sunday after
noon.
Calais.
WILL. SILLowAY and wife visited friends
in Calais last week. - Sullivan Daley
has bought and moved on to the farm re-
Gently owned by Mrs. Melvina Holmes.
- The road leading from Calais to
Elmore has been blocked up with snow for
several weeks, and so has the gulf road
leading to Hardwick. - But few farmers
have tapped their sugar-places, owing to the
deep snow. - William White, road com
missioner, is kept busy fulfilling the duties
of his office G. a. Watson has sold
nineteen sleighs the past winter. - Mrs.
Richardson, living with Mr.. Pike on the
farm of Alice Howard, is the oldest person
in town She will be ninety-seven years of
age the 18th of this month. - G.. A. Wat
son is second constable of this town. -
Miss Mary Watson is keeping house for G..
w. S. Ide. = Last year at this time
wagons were used generally in this town.
- Abdiel Kent is still in quite feeble
health.
Fayston.
THOMAS FERRIS, respected resident of
this town, died last Sunday morning, aged
eighty-four - At the annual school
meetings the following committees were
elected: District No. I, j. b. Thompson;
No. 2, Richard Browne; No. 3, Benjamin
Bean; No t. Warren &. Porter; No. ,, AL
exander Dixon; No. 6, John Maxwell; No.
I, NJ. S. Strong; No. Q, Stephen Dana.
North Fayston.
REUBEN RICHARDSON died Saturday, April
9, aged about seventy years. He was born
| in Hubbardton, Mass. and moved to Fays-
ton about thirty years ago. Mr.. Richardson
enlisted in Company b, Thirteenth Regi-
ment, Vermont Volunteers, and re-enlsted
| in Company G.. Sixth Regiment, and served
during the war. He was an inmate of the
soldiers home in Maine from 1880 to 1888,
when he received "A pension and returned to
his home in Fayston. He had been helpless
| for several years. - Mrs. n. r. Celly
goes to New Hampshire this week. -
! Lillian Porter is on the sick list. Thomas
Somervile, known as lame Tommy, is very
sick of heart disease. Aunt Eunice Boyce
| has been sick, but is better. - l.. NJ
! Tyler's house had narrow escape from
burning last week Wednesday night. -
Mrs. William S. Chapman remains about
| the same.
Marshfield.
THE band held their last promenade OF
the season last Saturday night - Uncle
Nat. Warren died Friday, April lst, and was
| buried Sunday. He was over eighty years
old and had been sick quite a number of
years - f. b. Dwinell's old house was
burned last Friday. He was away from
home, but his hired help saved the sugar
utensils that were in the house. - Mr.
and Mrs. w. Town of Barre were in town
/ last week visiting friends. - Mr.. and
Mrs. WILL Andrews of Montpelier were
the guests of James Newton Saturday and
Sunday. - Ira ii. Edison has moved
back into the tenement in his fathers house
Moretown.
The last of the series of singing-schools
was held Thursday evening. - The La
dies Missionary Society meets at the par
sonage Thursday afternoon. - Everard
Tracy of Waterbury and Emma Griffith O
this place were married last Thursday
March 81, at the residence of the brides
parents, by Rev. w. III Deane. - Will
Hathaway has gone to Berlin to work.
Northfield.
G. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrp
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcalf's block, over Blake:
store. - In accordance with the reques
of the business men of the village free de
livery and collection of express matter
was begun here April /. The work is don,
by c. III. Cofrin and two deliveries are
made daily, one about eight in the morning
and again on the arrival of the mail in the
afternoon. - The musical convention
held here last week Tuesday and Wednes
day, under the direction of Professor f. K
Ober, was quite a success y class of owe
two hundred has been in training the pas
winter and the chorus at the convention
numbered hundred. Mrs. Bertha Obe
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dckey and ou
home favorite, Mrs. Ia Marsh Johnson, as
sisted as soloists, and at the concert Wednes
day evening the house was packed. Th,
professor is a very successful instructor
- Some changes in real estate are tax
ing place this spring. John w, Jone
has bought the house on Cherry stree
owned by the Smith estate and occupied b,
G. a. Edgerton, Jr., who has rented thu
Howe house on Highland avenue. Mrs
A. f. Downing has bought l.. n. Howe
house at the south end of Central street
now occupied by William p. Jones. Mrs
Nettie jerome has bought f. f. Bacon
house on Pleasant street and Bacon ha!
rented the Gallup house. c. III. Briggs ha
returned from West Randolph and is living
in Amos Plastridge's house at the west enC
of Vine street - The fourteenth ami
versary of our Good Templars lodge viii
be celebrated by free public entertain
ment at the lodge hall on Friday evening a
half-past seven. There will be exercises b,
the Juvenile Templars and an address 10y
Frank Plumley, Esq 80 The ladies o
the Congregational society will hold socia
BILE with Mrs O. ID. Edgerton this (Wednes
day. afternoon and evening. A " crazy tea
will be served from five to seven. ---
Communion services will be held at tn,
Unversalist church next Sunday and alsC
services appropriate to Easter. The seventh
year of Rev, |. p Booths pastorate begins
on the same day. = The post-offce will
be open from eight to ten and from three L
five on Fast day -= Mrs. l.. Il. Tuppe
of Post Mills is visiting her father, G. III
Crane - W. ID. Plastridge has returned
from bingham, Mass and is to remain il